Tuesday, July 9, 2019

This Week in Copper Confrontations: NFL Lineman Gets Tased and Pulls Out Darts

The 6-foot-6, 300-pound defensive lineman Malik McDowell, who was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in 2017 but has never played in a regular-season NFL game, was pulled over in Lathrup Village, Michigan, in February after a police officer noticed McDowell’s Jeep speeding and spinning out on the road, and it culminated in a fight during which McDowell was tased, only to rip out the darts and attack the officer.

I hate cops as much as anybody, but that jerk should've been tasered long before he was; the cop showed great restraint. And I don't live too far from that area---the speed limit is probably 40 mph there, and while I'm against "policing for profit," all the cop asked for was paperwork.

When I did police work, I preferred "hands on" over taser. Just too much can go wrong. It's a great tool for those that need it, but I found it to be a liability. My department only had enough for about half the road guys, and I was glad to refuse it.

But yeah, this officer did a good job, considering his opponent! Sometimes all you can do is hang on for the ride until the calvary comes!